Toilet bowl deodorant dispenser



Nov. 20, 1951 E. s) NEAL TOILET BOWL DEODORANT DISPENSER Filed Dec. 6,1948 Fig. 2.

far/ 5. Neal INVENTOR.

Patented Nov. 20, 1 951 UNITED STATES PATENT orrlclz ApplicationDecember 8, 1948, Serial No. 63,646

2 Claims. (Cl. 4-229) liquid deodorant which is stored in the toiletbowl attachment by means of capillary action through a wick or the like,exposing a portion of the wick or similar element to the atmosphere,thereby evaporating the deodorant and rendering it eifectual.

Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparentto those skilled in the art, in following the description of thepreferred form of the invention, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a toilet bowl apparatus andconstruction showing the in-- vention applied thereto in phantom;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially on theline 22 of Figure 3 and in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3--3 ofFigure 2 and in the direction of the arrows; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the attachment.

The present invention is adapted for use in deodorizing toilets,lavatories, and the zone immediately adjacent a toilet.

For illustrative purposes, a conventional toile bowl I is utilized withthe usual and conventional seat [2 hingedly connected thereto throughthe medium of a conventional hinge structure M. The seat may have theusual rubber bumpers l6 attached thereto and any other appurtenancecontiguous to toilet bowl constructions.

The attachment consists of a housing l8 having a substantially L-shapedconfiguration providing horizontal and vertical legs 20 and 24,respectively. The leg 20 of the housing 18 has a groove 22 disposed inone face thereof for the purpose of trapping glue or the like in thefasteningoi the housing to the under surface of the toilet seat [2.Hence, glue or other cementitious product which is utilized will not runover the edges of one leg of the substantially L-shaped housing if theamount of cementitious product utilized is chosen in substantially theproper quantities.

At the junction of the leg 20 and the leg 24 of the housing [8 there isan outwardly opening recess 26 provided which has passages 28 and 30,

respectively, communicating therewith. These passages also communicatewith a compartment 32 which serves the purpose of a reservoir fordeodorizing material in liquid form. A filler opening having athreadedly removable plug 36 disposed therein is formed in the saidhousing 18 and is in communication with the compartment 32. It isreadily apparent that upon lifting the seat I2 about the hinge pin, thefiller plug 36 is in the proper position for removal and for refillingof the deodorizing chamber or compartment 32.

Means for conducting liquid deodorizing material from the compartment 32is disposed in the passages 28 and 30, respectively. The preferablemeans is a device which will be rendered operative by capillary actionsuch as the wick 40. The ends of the wick are disposed in thecompartment 32 and are preferably submerged in the fluid therein. Anintermediate portion of the wick 4D is disposed in the recess 26,whereby it is exposed to the air in the atmosphere in order that theliquid which has risen by capillary action may evaporate for deodorizingpurposes.

From the foregoing, a clear understanding of the invention and itsoperation is deemed apparent. However, it is appreciated that certainvariations may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. An attachment adapted to be secured to a toilet which includes a seaton a bowl, said attachment comprising a housing having a substantiallyL-shaped configuration, one leg of said housing being disposedhorizontally between the seat and the bowl and having a groove thereinfor accommodation of a cementitious product to attach the housing to thebottom surface of the seat, a second leg of said housing extendingdownwardly into the bowl, a reservoir to contain deodorant in saidsecond leg, a filler plug for said reservoir disposed in the outer sideof said second leg, means disposed in said reservoir for conductingfiuid therefrom by capillary action, said liquid conducting meanscomprising a wick having both ends disposed within said reservoir andhaving an exposed intermediate portion remote from said reservoir.

2. In a toilet construction which includes a bowl and a seat pivotallyoperable on said bowl, 2. deodorizing attachment comprising asubstantially L-shaped housing, said housing consisting of two legsjoined together integrally and forming a corner at the junction of saidlegs, one leg of said housing being secured to the bottom surface ofsaid seat and in the rear thereof and located between the seat and theupper surface of the bowl, and the other leg of said housing dependingdownwardly into the bowl, said housing having a compartment to containliquid deodorant in the depending leg thereof, a wick having its endsdisposed in said compartment, the outer corner of said housing having anoutwardly opening recess therein which opens toward the front of saidseat, a portion of the bottom surface of said seat forming one wall ofsaid '4 recess, and an intermediate portion of said wick being disposedin said recess.

EARL S. NEAL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS m Number Name Date 1,117,868 Lewers Nov. 17, 19142,474,607 Wheeler et a1 June 28. 1949

